Faculty & Staff

At OCU Law, we’re proud of our open door tradition. Our world-class faculty and staff have a strong rapport with the student body. If you have an issue, concern, or just need to talk, we’re here to provide guidance and support. We pride ourselves on being active, influential members of the community. By investing our time and expertise in meaningful causes, we strive to make Oklahoma – and the world – a better place. Who are the people shaping the brightest legal minds of tomorrow? Connect with us.

Dean

David Holt

Dean and Professor of Law

Faculty

Paula J. Dalley

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law

Marc J. Blitz

Alan Joseph Bennett Professor of Law

Paul M. Clark

Legal Research & Writing Professor

Karen Eby

Legal Research & Writing Professor

Greg Eddington

Legal Research & Writing Professor
Director of Legal Research & Writing Program

Steven Foster

Instructor of Law
Director of Academic Achievement

Timothy Gatton

Law Library Professor
Associate Director for Research and Instruction

Timothy T. Hsieh

Associate Professor of Law

Barry L. Johnson

Professor of Law

Danné L. Johnson

Constance Baker Motley Professor of Law

Maria Kolar

Associate Professor of Law

Eric Laity

Associate Dean for Faculty Research and Professor of Law

Edward C. Lyons

Professor of Law

Tia Ebarb Matt

Clinical Professor of Law & Director of Experiential Education

Sarah McGovern

Legal Research & Writing Professor

Michael Mitchelson

Clinical Professor and Director of Externship Programs

Christin Mugg

Visiting Professor of Law

Michael O’Shea

Professor of Law

Lee F. Peoples

Associate Dean of Library and Technology
Frederick Charles Hicks Professor of Law

Andrew C. Spiropoulos

Robert S. Kerr Sr. Professor of Constitutional Law
Director, Center for the Study of State Constitutional Law & Government

D. A. Jeremy Telman

Professor of Law

Trevor Wedman

Assistant Professor of Law

Ying Zhou

Assistant Professor of Law

Emeritus Faculty

Valerie K. Couch

Dean Emeritus and Professor Emeritus

Lawrence K. Hellman

Dean Emeritus and Professor Emeritus

Jim Roth

Jim Roth

Dean Emeritus

Peter Dillon

Professor Emeritus

Michael T. Gibson

Professor Emeritus

Arthur G. LeFrancois

Professor Emeritus

Adjunct Faculty

Lorenzo Banks – Externship: Litigation Practice, Street Law
Adam Banner – Strategies for Success on the MPT
The Honorable Jerry Bass – Judicial Practice Externship
James Bruce – Externship: Corporate Counsel
Mary Caldwell – Legal Profession
Evan Chambers – Corporations
Jodi Cole – Oil and Gas Law
Clay Curtis – Interviewing, Counseling and Negotiation
Donita Douglas – Strategies for Success on the MPT
David Echols – Family Law
Emily Eleftherakis – American Indian Wills Clinic
Derek Ensminger – Employment Law
Amir Farzaneh – Immigration Law
Irving Faught – Financing the Start Up, Securities Regulation
Melissa Gardner – Corporations
The Honorable Jason Glidewell – American Indian Law
The Honorable Lydia Green – Family Law
The Honorable Lisa Hammond – Pretrial Litigation
Anthony Hendricks – Cybersecurity Law, Information Privacy Law
Tami Hines – Agency and UBAs
Janie Hipp – Indigenous Food and Agriculture Law
Stephanie Hudson – Tribal Law
Cheryl Husmann – Wills, Trusts, and Estates
The Honorable Martha Kilgore – Interdisciplinary Training Program on Child Abuse and Neglect I, II
Kent Meyers – Legal Profession
Andrea Miller – Oklahoma Innocence Clinic, Wrongful Convictions
The Honorable Jacqueline Miller – Arbitration Advocacy
Christin Mugg – Estate Planning, Wills, Trusts, and Estates
Homer Pointer – Homeland Security, National Security
The Honorable Dustin Rowe – Trial Practice
The Honorable Scott Rowland – Legal Profession
Hiram Sasser – Civil Rights Litigation
Randy Sengel – Trial Practice
Kyle Shifflett – Civil Practice and Procedure Skills Session
Kara Smith – Administrative Law
Michele Smith – Alternative Dispute Resolution in Family Law
Travis Smith – Prosecuting Terrorism
Connie Smothermon – Interviewing, Counseling and Negotiation Advocacy, Mediation Advocacy
Richard Smothermon – Forensic Evidence in the Classroom, Trial Practice
Douglas Sorocco – Art Law, Intellectual Property
Joel Stafford – Oil & Gas Taxation
The Honorable Barbara Swinton – Pretrial Litigation
Mark Toffoli – Consumer Bankruptcy
The Honorable Cindy Truong – Pretrial Litigation
Kenneth Wagner – Water Law
Dave Walling – Trial Practice
Mary Westman – Animal Law
Todd Woolery – Oil & Gas

Office of the Dean and Administration

Cindy Elbah

Executive Assistant to the Dean

Destry Holzschuh

Director of Marketing & Communication

Don New

Facility Manager, Law School

Beth Wellman

Administrative Assistant II (Front Desk)

Library

Lee F. Peoples

Associate Dean of Library and Technology
Frederick Charles Hicks Professor of Law

Timothy Gatton

Law Library Professor
Associate Director for Research and Instruction

Vivian Eldridge

Access Services Librarian

Syd Stephenson

Electronic Services and Systems Librarian

Ashton Taylor

Library Assistant

Brittany Thatcher

Library Assistant

Le’Shawn Turner

Reference Librarian

Susan Urban

Assistant Director for Access and Collections

Katherine Witzig

Library and Administrative Assistant III

Technology

Lee F. Peoples

Associate Dean of Library and Technology
Frederick Charles Hicks Professor of Law

Ross Branton

Senior Manager of Law Technology Services

Andy Hays

Media Specialist I

Matthew Wakeham

IT Coordinator

Admissions

Preston Nicholson

Assistant Dean for Admissions

Lorenzo Banks

Assistant Director of Admissions and Diversity Initiatives

Ramona Freels

Assistant Director of Admissions

Heather Webster

Law Admissions Specialist

Advancement and External Relations

Jennifer S. Stevenson

Assistant Dean for Advancement and External Relations

Brian Phillips

Director of Finance and Administrative Services

Student Services

Alana Haynes House

Assistant Dean for Student Services

Deanna Amidon

Student Services Coordinator

Tiffani Bates

Director of Student Success

Bianca Bryant

Director of Career Development & Student Services

Cynthia D. Ngo

Assistant Director for Student Services

Academic Affairs

Paula J. Dalley

Associate Dean for Academic Affairs and Professor of Law

Phyllis Burk

Faculty Services Administrative Assistant III

Tammy Latimer

Registrar Specialist

Kelly Monroe

Senior Coordinator of Academic Programs

Shanna Pope

Registrar

Academic Achievement

Steven Foster

Instructor of Law
Director of Academic Achievement

Tami Hines

Assistant Director of Academic Achievement

Ashley McCord

Assistant Director of Academic Achievement

Experiential Education

Tia Ebarb Matt

Clinical Professor of Law and Director of Experiential Education

Michael Mitchelson

Clinical Professor of Law and Director of Externship Programs

Cheryl Burns

Operations Manager, Oklahoma Innocence Project

Emily Eleftherakis

Adjunct Clinical Professor, American Indian Wills Clinic

Lori Harless

Assistant Director of the American Indian Law and Sovereignty Center
Coordinator for the American Indian Wills Clinic

Richard Klinge

Director of the Pro-Bono Housing Eviction Assistance Program

Andrea Miller

Legal Director for the Oklahoma Innocence Project

Jamie Needham

Clinic Project Manager

Jenna Pilcher

HELP Staff Attorney

Patrick Wells

Case Analyst, Oklahoma Innocence Project

Magdalena Willis

Clinic Fellow